World Sight Day

World Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment. It was originally initiated by the SightFirstCampaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000.

It has since been integrated into VISION 2020 and is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in cooperation with the World Health Organization.

The theme for World Sight Day 2014—held on October 9, 2014—was "No more Avoidable Blindness".

It took place on the second Thursday in October 2014.

The following table shows the themes (or "calls to action") of each World Sight Day since 2000.

1. International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
2. Telescopic sight
3. Lions Clubs International
4. October
5. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
6. Childhood blindness
7. Out of Sight
8. Valentine's Day
9. YSR Kanti Velugu
10. Vandana Srinivasan (activist)
11. Prism sight
12. Dana Mall
13. Normandy landings
14. Married at First Sight (American TV series)
15. Sightsavers
16. World UFO Day
17. UFO sightings in India
18. Sight & Sound Theatres
19. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
20. Abraham Ohene-Djan